U.S. and allied forces in Iraq came under attack by two suicide drones early on Oct. 18 before they were destroyed by U.S. forces, the Pentagon confirmed, at a time of a dramatic increase in unrest and violence around U.S. embassies in the Middle East. “An attempted attack against U.S. …
Read More »
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Thousands attended a “March for Israel” rally on Monday that promoted a message of peace and prayer. The event began with a solidarity march at City Hall for the victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and ended with a rally that featured songs, messages, and prayers of unity …
Read More »
Texas Right to Life and other pro-life groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the city of San Antonio over its decision to allocate $500,000 of taxpayer money to a fund that helps women get out-of-state abortions. San Antonio City Council members had recently approved a $3.7 billion 2024 budget, …
Read More »
RAMALLAH, West Bank − Farhat is doing his best to accept that his family may be severely injured or even killed in the coming days. A week ago the electrician was detained by Israeli police as he was getting ready for work in Ashkelon, a city in southern Israel close …
Read More »
Soccer officials in Australia and Indonesia have floated the idea of teaming up in a bid to rival Saudi Arabia for the hosting rights to the men’s World Cup in 2034. The Sydney Morning Herald reported comments Wednesday from Indonesia soccer federation president Erick Thohir about ongoing talks that could also include …
Read More »
The White House said on Friday that North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine. Speculation about a possible North Korean plan to refill Russia’s munition stores drained in its protracted war with Ukraine flared last month, when North Korean …
Read More »
Palestinians fled in a mass exodus Friday from northern Gaza after Israel’s military told some 1 million people to evacuate to the southern part of the besieged territory ahead of an expected ground invasion in retaliation for the surprise attack by the ruling Hamas militant group nearly a week ago. The U.N. warned that …
Read More »
Microsoft’s purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard won final approval Friday from Britain’s competition watchdog, reversing its earlier decision to block the $69 billion deal and removing a last obstacle for one of the largest tech transactions in history. The Competition and Markets Authority’s blessing was expected after it gave preliminary approval last …
Read More »
Lionel Messi hit a post twice after he came off the bench but struggled to deliver a strong performance following his return from injury. Still, Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 on Thursday in a South American World Cup qualifying match. But Argentina’s biggest South American rival left the pitch to some …
Read More »
fter nearly 20 months of waging war in Ukraine, Russia was suspended by the IOC on Thursday for a land grab in sports administration. The International Olympic Committee’s executive board imposed the suspension on the Russian Olympic Committee for a breach of the Olympic Charter — a book of rules and principles for …
Read More »
Speedinews Spreading Daily News With Speed